The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today

by Jack Wertheimer

Book Overview

A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism today

American Judaism has been buffeted by massive social upheavals in recent decades. Like other religions in the United States, it has witnessed a decline in the number of participants over the past forty years, and many who remain active struggle to reconcile their hallowed traditions with new perspectives--from feminism and the LGBTQ movement to "do-it-yourself...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691181292
• ISBN13: 9780691181295
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.4"